Janet Houser, PHD, RN, Provost and Professor, Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions, Regis University, Denver, Colorado.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
Fourth edition.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Burlington, MA :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Jones & Bartlett Learning,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2018]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xvii, 501 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations (some color) ;
Dimensions
23 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The importance of research as evidence in nursing -- The research process and ways of knowing -- Ethical and legal considerations in research -- Finding problems and writing questions -- The successful literature review -- Selecting an appropriate research design -- The sampling strategy -- Measurement and data collection -- Enhancing the validity of research -- Descriptive research questions and procedures -- Summarizing and reporting descriptive data -- Quantitative questions and procedures -- Analysis and reporting of quantitative data -- Qualitative research questions and procedures -- Analyzing and reporting qualitative results -- Translating research into practice.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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An essential text for nursing students to build the skills necessary for translating research into evidence. The fourth edition focuses on the Nursing Practice Guidelines and emphasizes evidence-based practice in the profession of nursing. To reinforce these concepts the author cites a particular article that is appraised throughout the entire text. The fourth edition also focuses on the dissemination of information and research best practices as conferences and other such resources become more available to students and professionals. Key Features: emphasis on Nursing Practice Guidelines; new evaluation tool for reviewing a research article; extensive PICO questions throughout the text; addition of the contemporary PECO question, [and] poster template added to the chapter on translation.